,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,sullivan7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford     
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act to authorize the       
,president to provide hazard mitigation 
assistance for mitigating and preventing
 post-wildfire flooding and debris flow1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,hazard and ,flooding ,mitigation       
,funding ,assurance ,act4  #b4          
,amendments to improve hazard mitigation
 assistance  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#djd of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford       
,disaster ,relief ,and ,emergency       
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by
 striking ,the ,president may contribute

 up to #ge percent of the cost and      
inserting ,the ,president shall         
contribute not less than #ge percent of 
the cost and may contribute not more    
than #ajj percent of the cost2 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#ac71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7
 in paragraph 7#ad71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#ae7 mitigating            
post-wildfire flooding and debris flow  
from burn scars4  4  7b7 ,application   
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to assistance  
provided under section #djd of the      
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 on or after the date 
of enactment of this ,act4